On Call May 10, 2010: Adele, Scott, Heidi, Rachel, Kelly, David M
Agenda:
- Introductions
- Check-in on past assignments
- New assignments
- NY: Media phone bank
- Quick announcements and scheduling
- Proposals for next steps
- Website: timelines, volunteers, next steps
Rachel: Got confirmation from Deep Dish for 1-2 intern time to phonebank, now have the entire list of public access stations. Almost finished with the organization list breakdown for the press packet.
rachel.rachlin1@gmail.com, 347-225-5808
Newspaper discussion: -Ad agency in NYC, -Sponsorship: ACLU? AFL-CIO -Costs about $500-$900 per day for 10,000 copies, depending on how many pages, color, etc
People's Media Center http://www.ussf2010.org/pmc
PMC Appeal's Letter: http://wiki.ussf2010.org/images/d/d6/PMCappealsletter.pdf
Focus for next 6 weeks: Getting articles out in traditional and new media. Updating content to website. Look into media outlets to place ads.
RJ Watkins - Channel 33 - WHPR - think about putting a tv spot
Kathy Hughes - Radio One (assistant: coffey) - look into Black Star News (Publisher: Milton A.)
Kelly: was at the PMA in Portland and is working on a piece for that. What is a PMA; what does it do: http://abc.ussf2010.org/assemblies
Scott: PMC for program and press kit--follow-up with Guardian UK.
COMM Conference Call: Monday, April 19., Time: 7pm EST, 6pm CST, 5pm MST, 4pm PST numbers: 712-432-0075, code: 388105# Host access code (for first one on the call): 564471#
Facilitator: Scott Byrd
Present: Scott, Talitha, Adele, Jackie, Rachel, Kerstin, Bianca, Karlos, Allison
Agenda
- Introductions
- Check-in on past assignments - New assignments - Proposals for next steps - Quick announcements and scheduling
Rachel: Working on list of organizations for Press kit. Needs to figure out some of the catergories.
Talitha will send Rachel her org list, so Rachel (rachel.rachlin1@gmail.com) doesn't have to create a huge list by herself.
April 27, 3:00pm - Big USSF/AMC Press/Media briefing. Karlos will send out on Wednesday.
Karlos:
http://www.pitchengine.com/preview-release.php?id=58646
- People can also peep what CMJ is doing in terms of communications culture and strategy at the forum: http://organize.ussf2010.org/node/1581
karlos@centerformediajustice.org
Jackie: Please do not reply all to writers network - writers@ussf2010.org
Adele: press and media report in the next few weeks; before may and june comes...prime the media so they have a good idea of what's to come. Have a PSA created and on the website.
http://soundcloud.com/ussocialforum/ussf-psa-national-1 Alison working on T-shirts!
Kerstin working on progressive piece--connecting with MI folks doing sustainability working towards the forum.
New assignments and next steps
Connecting Bianca to contact in Chicago working on piece about Latina involvement in the forum
Talitha and Adele joining Maurene for a radio stop.
Need to work on video to send out with press kit, promotion.
Trying to get folks on the briefing
Next Call April 26; same time, etc.
allison@jwj.org
People's Media Center: Next Call Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 9pm EDT // 6pm PDT Agenda Conference Dial-in Number (605) 475-4825, Participant Access Code: 866209# http://wiki.ussf2010.org/wiki/Media_Center
People's Media Center is where people will be able to come in - all participants have access. It will be very large area. Documentation, Skill Share section. There will be a live room, press briefings every day, asking Comm Team to be on schedule to be there. There will be a youth section. Section set up with 150 computers, area where people can set up their own equipment. Prometheus is doing a station, so we could live broadcast the briefing on the USSF station.
PMC: where everyone will be able to come in a create media and tell stories. 21,000 sq/ft area; radio, skill share, 3 live rooms (one for telesur), press briefings and training, youth section, target for 150 computers,
We need more writers/journalists producing written content, and focused on pitching op-eds, articles, blog comments, etc. Media is important tool for outreach, and we need people to pull stories from their political communities and get those out, and also allow national media to feed off those.
Stories to focus on:
Earth Day/Month 2010 is a good time to think about the many groups getting activated around demands for climate justice. Many groups coming to Detroit will focus on developing grassroots strategies for advancing a climate justice agenda, promoting local food sovereignty, and raising awareness of environmental justice issues around the world. To learn about workshops groups have submitted on this and other themes, see http://organize.ussf2010.org/workshops
People's Movement Assemblies around the country prepare for discussions in Detroit Communities around the country are coming together to develop their agendas and ideas to bring to the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit. People?s Movement Assemblies are a way for local activists to reflect on their own community needs and develop ideas about what issues they wish to bring to the larger debate at the U.S. Social Forum. PMAs can also help build local identities and promote local cooperation as groups prepare to participate in the USSF. PMAs will be held in NY City (Queer POC People?s Movement Assembly, April 21); Knoxville, TN (Gender Justice, April 20); Portland (May 8), South Sound (May 8) and Washington D.C. (May 15). IF you live in those regions, please try to cover these events! Details at http://abc.ussf2010.org/list/pma
The March to Fulfill the Dream Begins: On Easter Sunday, April 4, the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign began its march from New Orleans to Detroit. Along the way, they will visit organizations of poor and marginalized communities to spread the word about the work being done to prepare for the US Social Forum and to encourage residents from the cities they visit to be part of the U.S. Social Forum. If the march is coming through your area, please consider writing a story to help raise public awareness of the people coming to the USSF and the life stories that have motivated their journey. Because these marchers include the poor, homeless, and unemployed who are joining the march because they believe the USSF can improve the conditions that poor people in this country face, they also need financial support.
MARCH STOPS AND DATES -- New Orleans: April 4, 5, 6, 7; Waveland: April 8, 9, 10; Mobile: April 11, 12, 13; Selma: April 14, 15, 16; Montgomery: April 17, 18, 19; Birmingham: April 20, 21, 22; French Camp: April 23, 24, 25; Glendora: April 26, 27, 28; Marks: April 29, 30 and May 1; Memphis: May 2, 3 ,4; Chattanooga: May 5, 6, 7; Nashville: May 8, 9,10; Knoxville: May 11, 12, 13; Louisville: May 14, 15, 16; Lexington: May 17, 18, 19; Cincinnati: May 20, 21, 22; Dayton: May 23, 24, 25; Columbus: May 26, 27, 28; Mayfield: May 29; Akron: May 30, 31; Youngstown/Warren: June 2, 3, 4; Cleveland: June 5, 6, 7, 8; Lorain/Sandusky: June 9, 10, 11; Toledo: June 12, 13, 14; Benton Harbor: June 15, 16, 17; Flint: June 18, 19, 20; Detroit: June 21 and on to forum!
For details on the march and route, see: http://www.ussf2010.org/node/68; http://old.economichumanrights.org/
Find regular updates on preparations for Detroit at http://wiki.ussf2010.org/wiki/Press_and_People_Stories
Thinking ahead: Upcoming events & story opportunities
April 22-Earth Day!
MAY 1- May Day: - speak to the left, the progressives, the workers, consolidate support for USSF
May 9: Mother's day-- Mother's Day was started in 1870 after the Civil War, as a protest to the carnage of that war, by women who had lost their sons.
MAY 31: Memorial Day - Veterans for Peace & Iraq Vets against the war plug USSF